Posted on October 3, 2017 by Sitemaster
A newly published article in BJU International has (finally) proven something many prostate cancer educators and advocates have known for years: many patients have a very poor appreciation of the risks and benefits of their differing treatment options at the time they make decisions about first-line treatment for localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: accuracy, benefit, knowledge, patient, risk, Treatment, understanding | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 27, 2010 by Sitemaster
A fascinating paper has just been published in BJU International suggesting that, “Higher education, income and functional capacity were associated with” poorer knowledge about their cancer, poorer understanding about treatment choices, and poorer judgement about survival with and without treatment among a group of 184 patients recently diagnosed with localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: education, income, judgment, knowledge, Treatment, understanding | 9 Comments »
THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 